"Well, of course. Eugene’s events can’t be normal… Ugh, grenade!"
"Just throw it back!"
"Stop yelling and return fire, you damn bastards!"
Hahahahahahahaha
Yeah, we all know Eugene’s events are never normal hahaha
Viyam really does resemble a shark more than anything else hahaha
I can hear Logan crying all the way here wwww
These guys are out of their minds hahaha
End of August, Songdo Tail Park, clear weather. Occasional explosions.
It felt like a battlefield mode from Dark Zone, a chaotic scene. A survival ga being held in two of the six zones of Tail Park, divided into two areas for combat.
It felt too real to be considered unrealistic, but on the flip side, it was too unreal to be truly real. Only Dark Zone and Icarus International could pull off such a frenzied event.
In the middle of this, four people half-kidnapped by Eugene and Iris, who had sneakily joined, were having a blast fighting in the eye of the storm.
──BOOM!
"Ugh, what’s that! Who just blew up next to ?"
"…The kill count says self-destruct. What the hell did they do?"
"I saw it… earlier. Soone tried to throw a grenade with their tail and ended up blowing themselves up."
"I can’t even do that yet."
??????
Alone with their original tail hahaha
Spy detection!!!!!!
Now that you ntion it, that's true hahaha
The way the head turned is hilarious hahaha
In an instant, everyone’s head turned toward Iris.
Out of the ten thousand people wandering the the park, Iris was the only one with a real tail.
Eugene had triggered the trap called an event and disappeared as a hologram shard, so no one knew where she was. Harmonie and Dice were currently roaming the virtual world, beating enemies that ca their way.
Only Iris, a rare white snake in this place, stood there.
anwhile, Hoddeok glanced around.
After checking the status of the situation, it beca clear that the battle was evenly matched. Surprisingly, though, there were several of Eugene’s disciples on the Blue Team—surprisingly, Hoddeok’s group and Iris were the key players.
Compared to Dice, who had beco a force to be reckoned with, and Harmonie, who had transcended humanity both in skill and race, these were also students who had received direct teaching from Viyam.
The spearhead was them.
And without realizing it, Hoddeok’s group began analyzing the situation with the battlefield reading skills that had developed unknowingly.
"Let’s set a goal. Should we break through, or just pick off the stragglers one by one?"
"Obviously, we smash their heads in."
"Then we’ll take the lead. Anyone have a problem with that?"
"…Is it really okay to decide this roughly?"
"Yujin said to keep the goals clear and simple."
That’s not what she ant hahaha
Fact) With Viyam, she definitely ant it like that
Anyone denying it should go back and see what happened when Yujin was away on business during ranked gas hahahahaha
?? : To win in a team fight, just wipe out the enemies
And Viyam isn’t even brain dead hahaha
Though Iris hesitated for a mont, she quickly gave in.
She knew exactly how Hoddeok, Harmonie, and Dice had suffered under Viyam’s direct teaching, and she had edited those mories herself, making them flash like a panorama.
Thankfully, she was the only one who could keep up with Hoddeok, the E2-level manifestation.
Hoddeok, with the predicted movent routes displayed above the UI, marked the final destination.
The TTK (Ti to Kill) in Dark Zone wasn’t so short, but given the nature of the ga, it was bound to turn into a land grab. In such a multi-team situation, creating variables was crucial.
Among them, Hoddeok pinged a building across the central square, currently occupied by the Red Team, but which could be abandoned if things got dangerous. She calculated the cover route needed to get there.
After that, it was simple. Like a pre-arranged plan, the group naturally split into breakthrough and rear support teams. Iris was the only one struggling to adapt.
Of course, Eugene, and by extension her bloodline—taphorically—weren’t going to let that slide.
"Let’s go!"
"Limit and Kim Stone, provide cover fire and co slowly. Got it?"
"We’ve done this plenty of tis, let’s go!"
"Why am I in the front!"
"Who else but an EM-level?!"
With Kato pushing her, Iris started running desperately.
Bullets whizzed by in an instant, but with the suppressive fire from behind, one by one, they received critical hits to their heads and ducked behind a wall. It wasn’t a death sentence, but it was enough to cause significant damage.
Taking advantage of the mont, they pushed forward, moving one step ahead of the humans. anwhile, the blood of Hoddeok and Iris, still carrying animalistic instincts, began to boil.
Adrenaline surged uncontrollably, and the two manifested users literally climbed the wall. They had thrown a grenade on top before scaling it, thanks to precise control of their strength.
The explosion, accompanied by a flash—without shrapnel—launched the two over the two-ter wall. They landed safely and imdiately began firing at any visible target.
So of the visual defense lines were torn apart by a spear-like breakthrough.
Kato reached the building stairs 30 seconds later.
"You crazy bastards… Who told you to rush so fast…!"
"Too bad."
"If I’d beco EM-level, I’d have shoved a gag in your mouth!"
"Oh, I should tell Yujin about this."
"Shut up!"
Hahahahahaha
Breaking news) Kato wants to beco Viyam… shocking statent…
This will definitely stir up so controversy hahaha
Shut up already hahaha
Iris’s face is priceless hahaha
Naturally, the editor had no intention of letting go of the tail they had earned.
Once the successful breakthrough was made, chaos naturally followed, like a hole opening in a dam. The common factor was that once a hole was made, the situation quickly spiraled out of control.
As they settled into a comfortable position and started firing, the Red Team had no choice but to retreat, and the next move was simple. They had to remove Hoddeok’s group, the thorn in their side, from the enemy territory.
However, the Red Team had briefly overlooked sothing—these people had direct experience under Viyam’s teaching, and stepping into the lower-level building they occupied wasn’t exactly the best idea.
But sotis, there were things you had to do, even when you knew the outco.
And the situation unfolded exactly according to that logic.
"Ugh…"
"We’re dood. We’ll beco Viyam and Hoddeok’s slaves, dragged to the gym to turn on the lights with an endless bicycle punishnt…!"
"…You don’t actually want that, do you?"
"Wow, Kato! Step on my face just once! With your bare feet! In that avatar!"
"What the hell are you saying, you crazy bastards!"
Instant gratification wwww
Honest statent) Kato’s avatar is disgusting
I couldn’t say that to Hoddeok though hahahahahaha
Would you do it? hahaha
Why are they fighting so seriously? hahaha
Amidst that, a sudden, almost piercing question arose.
But if soone had asked, "Why are they suddenly so eager?", the answer would have been simple.
‘…Could it be, that if we win first place in this session, we’ll get the Gaia tail avatar?’
Although Eugene hadn’t explicitly ntioned it, their imagination, if not outright delusion, ran wild.
For those who wanted a Viyam tail above their pelvis, this was a glimr of hope.
And everywhere they looked, they were surrounded by suspicious perverts.
"Those guys are suddenly acting all motivated. Did they bet on sothing good?"
"…I wouldn’t say it’s not possible…"
"They must have gotten fixated on sothing weird. From the way you raised them, every one of them has sothing off…"
"What do you an by that…"
anwhile, Eugene was surrounded not by giant boobs, but by the two senior manifested users.
"Good work, everyone. As expected… well, you didn’t forget what we learned, it seems. You were all pretty eager though, was there sothing you were expecting?"
"…Ah."
"…By your reaction, it seems like you were expecting so kind of prize. As I said before, there’s a small reward, but it seems it’s not quite what you were hoping for."
"My tail..."
"…"
Hahahahahaha
These kids are like elentary schoolers hahaha
Would they actually release that here!!!
Eugene’s expression is cracking in real-ti hahahaha
The law of conservation applies here hahaha
…Yeah, of course.
When I stared at the four of them without saying anything, they all subtly averted their gazes and gave the expression of “I’ve never cared about the tail” before they reluctantly stood up.
It was almost a skill to change their stance so blatantly like that. It was impressive how quickly Kim Stone wiped the disappointnt from his face and began smacking the backs of those sitting in the room.
Right. A friend like him was definitely necessary. I lightened the mood and added sothing, knowing the others would be curious.
"Well, you might have guessed, but the first-place prize is… a coupon, or sothing like that. It’s a coupon that makes the rental cost for the equipnt needed to enter the the park free."
"Oh, I see. It's smaller than expected... Does that an it’s a one-ti use?"
"No. It’s valid for a month, free of charge. If you convert it, it’s about 1.5 million won."
Whoa
Not bad, actually hahahaha
They’re handing that out to five people hahaha
Thinking about it, Hoddeok’s group probably doesn’t need that hahaha
Fact) They’ve probably already bought all the entry-required equipnt hahahaha
Ugh, hahahaha
It’s not a small amount, but they all nodded with slight reactions, saying “oh, cool.”
Well, I get it. Given the amount of money they can casually spend in a day, this isn’t a big deal. They wouldn’t need to say that out loud, so I added one more thing for them.
"It’s sothing you probably don’t need, so I’ll take care of the first-place reward separately. It’d probably be better to give the existing first-place reward to the second-place team."
"Oh, I’m fine with that. Is there anyone here who thinks it’s a waste?"
Thankfully, no one shook their head, so the original first-place reward was naturally passed to the second-place team.
How much ti had passed? Thanks to the towels and drinks delivered by the drone cam, everyone wiped off their sweat and sat down to hydrate. Kato, finally able to speak again, hesitantly opened his mouth.
The second topic was… the structure of the the park.
"By the way, sir. I went around the the park yesterday, and all the booths set up around the area seem pretty strange. How many more Limites are you planning to make..."
"…Limites? Hey! What’s wrong with !?"
"Of course, no one outside of you can understand it. I knew it. Hoddeok, grab him."
"Yessir."
"Ugh, let go! I just chose a female avatar because I surrendered to capitalism!"
Crazy hahahahaha
'Limites'? What kind of adjective is that hahahaha
Seriously, the the park is full of those pseudo-TS devices, it’s a little dizzying hahaha
Pseudo-TS? These are just training grounds compared to the real deal, you perverts
Transition complete, when are you turning into Viyam already!!!!!!
Cyber-punishnt hahahahaha
Well, I expected this topic to co up eventually.
It was a valid point. It could lead to confusion regarding ntal gender, or, to put it mildly, it might produce more people falling into cross-dressing.
But the world I live in… well, it’s a bit different in many ways.
"…It’s a reasonable point, but the reason we set up these booths is for a different purpose."
"Oh, really? What for?"
"It’s nothing major, just that we want as many visitors as possible to experience it. It’s sort of a buffer."
"Buffer?"
"It’s a world where anything can happen, after all."
In a world where soone could change overnight, what’s the big deal?
I casually answered and looked at Iris, and at that mont, everyone nodded as if they understood.
As I said, this world I live in… could change in an instant when I wake up. I’ve experienced it firsthand, along with my friends.
If it weren’t for recent events, there would be no one who could guess how many historical books would ntion n turning into won, or vice versa.
Because in this world, materialism and ontological naturalism, and even thermodynamics, have been directly defied.
‘…Though, maybe thermodynamics doesn’t apply here.’
Maybe, to change , my friends, or the editor into won, a star from the opposite end of the universe might have turned into a supernova earlier than expected.
Anyway, I stopped that line of thought there. I had news to deliver to these friends today.
With a wave of my hand, I cut off the microphone of the drone cam and added:
"By the way, do you all have ti this Friday?"
"Friday? Didn’t you have a schedule on that day, Eugene? I rember that Friday was marked in red when we picked the date last week."
"Good mory. But by chance… it looks like I can squeeze you all into that schedule."
"Huh?"
I silently lowered my hand and showed them a simple ssage from my parents.
The ssage was simple. I would be briefly visiting Korea at the end of the week to check the Expo withdrawal process and to gauge public opinion. The ssage was inviting to have a al while I was there…
Considering the list of people invited to the group dinner in Rochester last ti, I’m sure everyone could roughly guess what would happen next.
A little while later, Kato confird that the microphone and speaker functions of the drone cam were off and asked.
"…This ti, Eugene’s parents won’t ask if I want to debut as an idol, right?"
"If that ever happens… I’ll stop it for you. Want to make a promise, with a pinky swear?"
"What an unexpected proposal at such an unexpected ti. I guess it’s never boring when I’m with Eugene."
…Yeah, I should thank them sohow for wrapping it up like that.
Maybe it’s because my actions bounce around unpredictably like a rugby ball, but I must have inherited that unpredictability from my parents' genes. I can’t help but think that.
It was the end of August, as the Expo was winding down.
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